List of Tamil films of 1985 explained

Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross jumped to 140 per cent of Nett[1] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 56 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[2]

The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1985, in alphabetical order.

Title Cast
Aagaya ThamaraigalV. AzhagappanGangai AmaranYuvaraj ProductionsSuresh, Revathi, Sathyaraj, Goundamani, Manorama, Senthil, S. S. Chandran
Aan PaavamPandiarajanIlaiyaraajaAlamu MoviesPandiyan, Pandiarajan, Revathi, Seetha, V. K. Ramasamy, Janagaraj
Aandavan SothuM. KarnanShankar–GaneshKalaithottamJaishankar, Madhavi
AashaV. T. ThyagarajanK. V. MahadevanV. T. T. CreationSuresh, Nalini, Goundamani
Aduthathu AlbertG. N. RangarajanIlaiyaraajaKumaravel FilmsPrabhu, Urvashi, Poornima Bhagyaraj, Y. G. Mahendra
Alai OsaiSirumugai RaviIlaiyaraajaThirumal Cine FilmsVijayakanth, Nalini, Radha Ravi, Goundamani, Senthil
Ammavum Neeye Appavum NeeyeS. P. MuthuramanM. S. ViswanathanVasan BrothersRajesh, Saritha, Y. G. Mahendra
Amudha GaanamK. RangarajIlaiyaraajaVasan PicturesVijayakanth, Nalini, Sulakshana, Baby Shalini
Anbin MugavariManivannanIlaiyaraajaSri Meenakshi ProductionsMohan, Viji, Sasikala, Goundamani, Sathyaraj, Janagaraj, Senthil, Y. Vijaya, Kovai Sarala
Andha Oru NimidamMajor SundarrajanIlaiyaraajaGeethakamalam MoviesKamal Haasan, Urvashi, Major Sundarrajan, Y. G. Mahendra, Jayamalini, Anuradha
Annai BhoomiR. ThyagarajanIlaiyaraajaDevar FilmsVijayakanth, Nalini, Radha Ravi, Goundamani
AnniKarthick RaghunathGangai AmaranJay Vee MoviesMohan, Saritha, Jaishankar, Deepa, Rohini, Manorama, Janagaraj
AnthasthuR. ThyagarajanShankar–GaneshDevar FilmsJaishankar, Lakshmi, Murali, Ilavarasi, Goundamani, Y. G. Mahendra
Arthamulla AasaigalBabu MaharajaGangai AmaranPeninsula ProductionsKarthik, Ambika, Anand Babu, Jaishankar
Aval SumangalithanVisuM. S. ViswanathanKavithalayaa ProductionsKarthik, K. R. Vijaya, Visu, Ilavarasi, Chandrasekhar, Kismu, Nisha
AvanChozha RajanShankar–GaneshK. R. K. Art FilmsArjun, Ilavarasi, Goundamani
BandhamK. VijayanShankar–GaneshSujatha Cine ArtsSivaji Ganesan, Anand Babu, Kajal Kiran, Jaishankar, Baby Shalini
Chain JayapalRama NarayananShankar–GaneshBaskar Art MoviesRajesh, Ilavarasi, Radha Ravi, Sathyaraj, Anuradha, S. S. Chandran, Sadhana
Chidambara RahasiyamVisuShankar–GaneshM. M. Film CircuitS. Ve. Shekher, Visu, Ilavarasi, Arun Pandian, Kismu, Manorama
Chinna VeeduK. BhagyarajIlaiyaraajaJaya Vijaya MoviesK. Bhagyaraj, Kalpana, Anu, Jai Ganesh, Manorama
Chithirame ChithirameVittal GnanamSivaji RajaAmara CreationsRajesh, Lakshmi, Sadhana, Senthil
Deiva PiraviR. KrishnamoorthyShankar–GaneshSuresh ProductionsMohan, Radhika, Urvashi, Radha Ravi, V. K. Ramasamy, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama
EettiRajasekharIlaiyaraajaVivekanandha PicturesVijayakanth, Nalini, Viji, Sathyaraj, Vishnuvardhan, Goundamani
Elan KandruAmeerjanGangai AmaranS. K. CreationsMurali, Anitha, Mohana Priya
Engal KuralRama NarayananT. RajendarSivagangai ScreensSuresh, Arjun, Nalini, Jeevitha, S. S. Chandran, Anuradha
Engirunthalum VazhgaR. SelvarajShankar–GaneshRaghuvaran, Archana, Menaka
ErimalaiGopikrishnaM. S. ViswanathanPrathana Art CreationsThiagarajan, Saritha, Sulakshana, Senthil
GeethanjaliK. RangarajIlaiyaraajaPavalar CreationsMurali, Nalini, Bhavya, Sathyaraj, Goundamani, Senthil
Hello Yaar PesurathuRamarajanIlaiyaraaja
Gangai Amaran
Vikranth CreationsSuresh, Jeevitha
Hemavin KadhalargalT. V. ChandranRaveendranGanga CreationsDelhi Ganesh, Anuradha
Idaya KovilMani RatnamIlaiyaraajaMotherland PicturesMohan, Radha, Ambika, Goundamani
Idhu Engal RajyamM. S. MadhuShankar–GaneshSri Amman CreationsRajesh, Jeevitha, Jayashree, Goundamani
IlamaiRama NarayananShankar–GaneshCharuchithra FilmsAnand Babu, Arjun, Jeevitha
Inaintha KodugalP. S. PrakashG. K. VenkateshPrasanna CreationsKamalkar, Sasikala
Irandu ManamK. NatrajGangai AmaranMurali Cine ArtsSuresh, Sulakshana, Jayashree, Manorama, Senthil
JananiNethajiM. S. ViswanathanGemini PicturesUdhayakumar, Vinoth, Bhavya
Jansi RaniM. KarnanShankar–GaneshCowboy FilmsMadhavi, Sarath Babu
Japanil KalyanaramanS. P. MuthuramanIlaiyaraajaP. A. Art ProductionsKamal Haasan, Radha, Sathyaraj, Goundamani, Kovai Sarala, Master Tinku
Kaakki SattaiRajasekharIlaiyaraajaSathya MoviesKamal Haasan, Ambika, Madhavi, Sathyaraj
KaavalK. VijayanShankar–GaneshAparna Art MoviesThiagarajan, Nalini, Sathyaraj
KadivalamRam SankarShankar–GaneshLakshmi Saraswathi PicturesRajeev, Menaka
Kalyana AgathigalK. BalachanderV. S. NarasimhanKavithalayaa ProductionsSaritha, Ashok, Y. Vijaya, Vanitha, Kuyili, Nisha, Raveendran
Kalyanam Oru KalkattuJaichanderM. Lakshmi NarayananRevathi ScreensSudhir, Anuradha
Kanni RasiPandiarajanIlaiyaraajaVikranth CreationsPrabhu, Revathi, Goundamani, Sumithra, Janagaraj, Senthil
Karaiyai Thodadha AlaigalP. MadhavanChandraboseArun Prasad MoviesArun, Ganga, Ilavarasi, Devisri, Manorama, Goundamani, Senthil
Karpoora DeepamA. JagannathanGangai AmaranG. R. P. ArtsSivakumar, Sujatha, Ambika, Goundamani
Karuppu SattaikaranM. KarnanShankar–GaneshAmmu CreationsThiagarajan, Ambika, Goundamani, S. S. Chandran, Silk Smitha, Anuradha
Kattukulle ThiruvizhaA. VincentShankar–GaneshSri Gayathri FilmsVijayendra, Viji
Ketti MelamVisuIlaiyaraajaCharuchithra FilmsKarthik, Sulakshana, Visu
KolusuK. S. MathanganMalaysia VasudevanRoyal Cine ArtsSaritha, Rajesh, Suresh, Sasikala
Kunguma ChimilR. SundarrajanIlaiyaraajaSun Flower CreationsMohan, Revathi, Ilavarasi, Chandrasekhar
KutravaaligalRama NarayananShankar–GaneshPoompuhar ProductionRaveendran, Viji, Raghuvaran
Maappillai SingamCumbum DuraiShankar–GaneshKhan FilmsMenaka, Viji, Dhilip
Mangamma SabadhamK. VijayanShankar–GaneshSuresh & RajKamal Haasan, Madhavi, Sujatha, Sathyaraj, Manorama
Mannukketha PonnuRamarajanGangai AmaranP. S. V. FilmsPandiyan, Chandrasekhar, Ilavarasi, Goundamani, Janagaraj, Senthil
MarudhaniRamarajanGangai AmaranJ. R. Art FilmsPandiyan, Shobana, Sulakshana, Goundamani, S. S. Chandran, Janagaraj, Senthil
Meendum Oru Kaathal KathaiPratap K. PothenIlaiyaraajaArtiste CorporationPratap K. Pothen, Radhika, Charuhasan
Meendum ParasakthiA. JagannathanIlaiyaraajaSri Devi Bagavathi FilmsSivakumar, Nalini, Goundamani
Mel Maruvathoor AthiparasakthiS. JagadeesanK. V. MahadevanOaam Selvi ArtsRajesh, K. R. Vijaya, Saritha, Nalini, Thengai Srinivasan, Senthil
Mookkanan KaiyiruS. SubbaiahM. S. ViswanathanBhavani Cine ProductionKarthik, Viji, Goundamani, Jaishankar, Manorama
Muthal MariyathaiBharathirajaIlaiyaraajaManoj CreationsSivaji Ganesan, Radha, Vadivukkarasi
NaagamChozha RajanShankar–GaneshSri Thenandal FilmsArjun, Ambika, Sasikala, S. S. Chandran
NaamR. C. SakthiShankar–GaneshIndira CreationsS. Ve. Shekher, Sujatha, Ilavarasi
Nam IruvarR. KrishnamoorthyGangai AmaranAVM ProductionsSivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, Srividya, Urvashi
Naan Sigappu ManithanS. A. ChandrasekharIlaiyaraajaLakshmi ProductionsRajinikanth, K. Bhagyaraj, Ambika, Sathyaraj
Naan Ungal RasiganManobalaGangai AmaranSaiputhra FilmsMohan, Radhika, Nalini, Goundamani
Naane Raja Naane MandhiriBalu AnandIlaiyaraajaAppu MoviesVijayakanth, Radhika, Jeevitha, Goundamani, Senthil
Nalla ThambiS. P. MuthuramanIlaiyaraajaAVM ProductionsKarthik, Radha, Moulee, Manorama, Anuradha
Navagraha NayagiK. ShankarM. S. ViswanathanVisakam ArtsK. R. Vijaya, Vijayakanth, Srividya, Major Sundarrajan, Pandiyan, Nalini, Suresh, Sasikala, Viji, Cho
Needhiyin NizhalSanthana Bharathi-P. VasuShankar–GaneshSivaji ProductionsSivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, Radha, Srividya
Neethiyin MarupakkamS. A. ChandrasekharIlaiyaraajaV. V. CreationsVijayakanth, Radhika, Jaishankar
NermaiR. KrishnamoorthyM. S. ViswanathanK. R. G. Film CircuitSivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Prabhu, Radhika, Jaishankar
Oonjaladum UravugalBharathanIlaiyaraajaSamathalaya ProductionsJaishankar, Srividya
Oru Kaidhiyin DiaryBharathirajaIlaiyaraajaJanani Art CreationsKamal Haasan, Radha, Revathi, Janagaraj
Oru Malarin PayanamMuktha V. SrinivasanChandraboseMuktha FilmsLakshmi, Murali, Urvashi, Sulakshana, Moulee, Janagaraj
Paadum VaanampadiM. JayakumarShankar–Ganesh + Bappi LahiriK. R. Cine ArtsAnand Babu, Jeevitha, Nagesh
Paartha Gnabagam IllayoNageshM. S. ViswanathanA. R. EnterprisesAnand Babu, Ramya Krishnan, Radha Ravi
PadikkadavanRajasekharIlaiyaraajaSri Eswari ProductionsSivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Ambika, Ramya Krishnan, Nagesh, Janagaraj
Padikkadha PannaiyarK. S. GopalakrishnanIlaiyaraajaKarpaga Lakshmi PicturesSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Anuradha, Y. G. Mahendra, Dhilip
Pagal NilavuMani RatnamIlaiyaraajaSathya Jyothi FilmsMurali, Revathi, Radhika, Sarath Babu, Sathyaraj
Panam Pathum SeyyumVijayasingamShankar–GaneshDhandayuthapani FilmsGoundamani, S. Ve. Shekher, Srividya, Urvashi, Radha Ravi, Anuradha
PattuselaiRaja AnnaduraiGangai AmaranSri Sornalakshmi KalamandirPandiyan, Jeevitha, Sathyaraj, Goundamani, Senthil
PerumaiC. V. RajendranShankar–GaneshM. M. CombinesSujatha, Suresh, Rajiv
Pillai NilaManobalaIlaiyaraajaKalaimani MoviesMohan, Nalini, Baby Shalini, Jaishankar, Janagaraj
Poove Poochooda VaaFazilIlaiyaraajaNavodaya StudioPadmini, Nadhiya, S. Ve. Shekher, Jaishankar
PorutthamMouleeGangai AmaranAries Cine ArtsNaresh Kumar, Poornima Rao, Rekha, Moulee, Manorama
Pournami AlaigalM. BhaskarShankar–GaneshOscar MoviesSivakumar, Ambika, Revathi, Major Sundarrajan, Sumithra, Prameela, Nizhalgal Ravi, Baby Meena
Prema PaasamK. VijayanGangai AmaranRam Balaji MoviesSivakumar, Revathi
Pudhiya SagapthamVisuGangai AmaranSri Bhagavathi CreationsVijayakanth, Ambika, Visu, Kismu
Pudhu YugamS. A. ChandrasekharGangai AmaranV. V. CreationsSivakumar, Vijayakanth, K. R. Vijaya, Viji, Anuradha, Y. G. Mahendra
Puthiya TheerpuC. V. RajendranIlaiyaraajaRam ArtsVijayakanth, Ambika, Cho, Janagaraj
RahasiyamRama NarayananGangai AmaranMeena ProductionChandrasekhar, Nalini, Radha Ravi
Raja GopuramP. G. PandianIlaiyaraajaSri Jayanthi Cine ArtsRajesh, Sulakshana, Pandiyan, Nalini, Goundamani
Raja RishiK. ShankarIlaiyaraajaBhairavi FilmsSivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, K. R. Vijaya, Lakshmi, Radhika, Nalini, Vijayakumar, Y. G. Mahendra, Vanitha
Raja YuvarajaSomasundaramBen SurendarBe Yess Art FilmsThiagarajan, Urvashi, Deepa, Goundamani, Senthil
Rajathi RojakiliRama NarayananChandraboseNiruma CreationsRajesh, Suresh, Nalini, Sulakshana, Goundamani, Manorama, Anuradha, Senthil
Raman SreeramanT. K. PrasadSivaji RajaR. B. CreationsVijayakanth, Jyothi, Vanitha, Goundamani, Anuradha
SaaviKarthik RaghunathGangai AmaranMaruthi Movie ArtsSathyaraj, Jaishankar, Saritha, Nizhalgal Ravi, Anuradha, Disco Shanti
Samaya Purathale SatchiS. JagadeesanK. V. MahadevanOaam Selvi ArtsJaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, Rajesh, Nalini, Rajeev, Ilavarasi
Samudhaya ChanthaiyileThennavanJ. R. S. Pictures
Santosha KanavugalR. C. SakthiShankar–GaneshThirupathiswamy PicturesVijayakanth, Nalini, Rajesh, Deepa, Sathyaraj
SelviK. NatrajIlaiyaraajaDhandayudhapani FilmsSuresh, Revathi, Jeevitha
Sindhu BhairaviK. BalachanderIlaiyaraajaKavithalayaa ProductionsSivakumar, Suhasini, Sulakshana, Janagaraj
Sivappu NilaRama NarayananShankar–GaneshMurali Cine ArtsJaishankar, Sujatha, Chandrasekhar, Suresh, Sasikala, Vanitha, S. S. Chandran
Sonna NambamatteengaS. JayachandarMjo Movie Creations
Sri RaghavendrarS. P. MuthuramanIlaiyaraajaKavithalayaa ProductionsRajinikanth, K. R. Vijaya, Lakshmi, Ambika, Vishnuvardhan, Sathyaraj, Nizhalgal Ravi
Sugamana RaagangalR. SundarrajanM. S. ViswanathanDurga Bhagavathi FilmsSivakumar, Saritha, Jeevitha
ThandanaiRama NarayananChandraboseThirupathiswamy PicturesVijayakanth, Ambika, Major Sundarrajan, Jayachitra, S. S. Chandran
Thanga Mama 3DK. SimonIlaiyaraajaFilmcoArunkumar, Sasikala
ThavamR. C. SakthiPukazhenthiGunachithra ProductionsLakshmi, Viswanath
Thendral Thodatha MalarG. P. BalanShankar–GaneshV. M. S. PicturesRajeev, Bhanupriya
Thendrale Ennai ThoduC. V. SridharIlaiyaraajaDevi Royal ProductionMohan, Jayashree, Y. G. Mahendra
ThiramaiVijai KrishnarajShankar–GaneshNiruma CreationsRevathi, Sathyaraj, Srividya, Nizhalgal Ravi, Raveendran, Janagaraj, Senthil
Udaya GeethamK. RangarajIlaiyaraajaMotherland PicturesMohan, Lakshmi, Revathi, Anand Babu, Goundamani, Senthil
Un Kannil Neer Vazhinthal...Balu MahendraIlaiyaraajaKalakendra MoviesRajinikanth, Madhavi, Y. G. Mahendra
Unakkaga Oru RojaC. V. RajendranT. RajendarJaisakthi CombinesMohan, Ambika, Suresh, Rajeev, Viji, Anuradha
Unnai Thedi VaruvenC. V. SridharIlaiyaraajaK. R. G. Film CircuitSuresh, Nalini, Nizhalgal Ravi, Sadhana, Manorama
Unnai VidamattenNethajiM. S. ViswanathanJepiyar PicturesNizhalgal Ravi, Viji, Poornima Rao
UrimaiRama NarayananIlaiyaraajaM. A. H. CreationsSuresh, Nalini, Radha Ravi
UthamiM. VellaichamiShankar–GaneshMaruthi Movie ArtsRajesh, Sujatha, Sangeetha
Uyarndha UllamS. P. MuthuramanIlaiyaraajaAVM ProductionsKamal Haasan, Ambika, Radha Ravi, Nithya, Janagaraj, Kovai Sarala
VeliDuraiShankar–GaneshSunitha Cine ArtsRajesh, Jaishankar, Saritha, Sumithra, Sathyaraj, Janagaraj, Vanitha
Vellai ManasuGopuShankar–GaneshFilmcoY. G. Mahendra, Ramya Krishnan, Disco Shanti
VeshamRama NarayananShankar–GaneshP. S. V. FilmsArjun, Ilavarasi, Goundamani, Senthil
VetrikaniM. R. VijaychanderShankar–GaneshJai Geetha MoviesAnand Babu, Jeevitha, Raveendran, Vanitha, Janagaraj, Senthil
Vilangu MeenJayadeviShyamThulasi InternationalHariprasad, Sulakshana
Viswanathan Velai VenumRaghuramShankar–GaneshJanani FilmsKarthik, Anand Babu, Jeevitha, Anitha
Yaar?Sakthi KannanV. S. NarasimhanKalaipuli FilmsArjun, Nalini, Jaishankar, Jayachitra, Nizhalgal Ravi, Senthil
Yaro AzhaikirargalRajan SarmaShankar–GaneshDattatreya CreationGuru, Arundhati
Yemaatrathe YemaaraatheV. C. GuhanathanChandraboseUnited Cine TechniciansVijayakanth, Archana, Anuradha, Vijayakumar, Sumithra

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/tamil_nadu/1939/1939TN10.pdf Government raised entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%) in 1958
  2. https://ctd.tn.gov.in/documents/10184/20741/STATISTICAL+COMPENDIUM+2012-2013/9fb9d066-c862-412b-bc88-f29d4091164e?version=1.1 CTD reports 56 crore ET collection in 1985-86